Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12850, James Edmonston, New York

SERVICE
New York
Edmonston, James or Edmondson
S. 12850
carded
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14876 New York
James Edmondson
of Cornwall in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Nichol of the Reg t commanded by Col l McLaughlin in the New York (Pa) line for 7 months 21 days
James Edmondson
Record corrected Nov. 21 st 1833
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 25 Dollars 64 Cents per ann m to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of July 1833 and sent Mr. Carr Newburgh N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '33 51.28 Pension allowance ending 4 Sep '33 12.82
$ 64.10
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Jno Brownwell Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 18
Letter to Walter Carr 9. Aug. '39. Order to pay 11 Sep 1840 Order to pay 7 Sep 1841. Order to pay Oct 20 th 1842

Adams Co. N.Y. County of Adams ss
On the 4 th day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid now sitting at the Academy in the Village of Newburgh - it being a Court of Record James D. Morrison President of the Town of Cornwall in the County aforesaid aged twenty two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
In the month of August one thousand seven hundred and seventy six on Sunday but before it does not now recollect the day of the month he entered the service of the United States for the twelve months as a volunteer in a Company of Militia commanded by Captain John DeWolf in which said Company was first Lieutenant John Wilkinson Second Lieutenant David Byram Orderly Sergeant Hugh Turner Shortly afterwords David Byram who was promoted and discharged shortly after succeeded Turner and continued to serve as Orderly Sergeant in said Company throughout the war Immediately after discharge entered said Company as a volunteer as aforesaid said

Company was ordered to proceed to Fort Mont- gomery situated in the Highlands on the west side of the North River. We went from New Windsor in the County aforesaid in a Sloop and Company belonged to McClellan's 24th Regiment General George Clinton was com- mander of all the forces both at Fort Mont- gomery & Fort Clinton which was situated on the opposite side of Popskeeps Kill Dubois and Clinton Regiments on a part of each was there under their command respec- tively & Captain Moody's Company of artillery Captain John Bellknap's Com- pany of Light Infantry which descended from the belonged to Clinton's Regiment was there & Thurston Wood Regiment whose officer was present and arrived soon at that time as a private in the said Company of John Bellknap. We were stationed a few days at Fort Clinton and then were ordered to Fort Independence near Peeks Kill opposite to the Dunderbarrack a Major Thompson commanded the fort Cap- tain Underwood & Captain Derunders Com- panies of Militia were there at the same time. We remained at Fort Independence until after the battle of White Plains there were no Continental troops there at this time according to documents and section can be left to Major Thompson a Continental officer commanded the fort We left the fort in Company with Colonel John and a Lieutenant Colonel in Paulus's Regt.

contenu... left the fort in company with a lieutenant colonel in Paulding's unit who had been at the battle of White Plains and landed on our return at Duchs Point and went to work on the Chevaux defize there building there under the direction of Captain Machin David Wright of Captain James Humphreys Company & the Light Infantry Regiment then worked on the Chevaux defize and had a command as Captain of a company of artificers Major Logan of Paul ding's Regiment was at Duchs Point which deponent was there Captain Machin was Chief Engineer Eben Young an Assistant Engineer was second in command Benja min Homans laid out the work for the men deponent remained there in service until the first day of January one thou sand seven hundred and seventy seven deponent was ordered on duty against the Indians on the Indian frontier as herein after related. In the fall of the year after Fort Montgomery was taken deponent was sent with a detachment of soldiers from the Regiment to which he belonged to Wawarsing on the Indian frontier and was placed under the command of Cap tain Fetter whose company was station ed at that place We remained at Wawarsing one fortnight and were then relieved by another detachment. Deponent return ed again to Duchs Point - after deponent's discharge at Duchs Point on the first day of January 1777 deponent was prep

deponent was pressed with a team to draw lumber for the Chevaux de fire then building as aforesaid - deponent drew timber for months for the United States and was then dischar- ged from that service - In the latter part of June 1778 deponent was again ordered to West Point with a detachment of soldiers going to assist in building fort Putnam now called fort Independence Deponent was there the day the battle of Monmouth was fought which he thinks was sometime in the forepart of the month of July or last of June The fort is situated on the brow of a precipice and we were obliged to carry the stone up in hand barrows John McDaniel was the captain a Capt - in White of the Eastern Militia was there When Young had beat a lad belonging to White Company White in return beat John Young with his pike staff handle John Young challenged ed, White accepted, John Young missed & White refused to fire tho urged by John Young who bared his bosom - White said he had ample satisfaction already and so the matter ended - Deponent remained three weeks in the service at this time and was then dis- charged In the winter of 1778 deponent was again pressed with two teams to draw wood to Newburgh & forage for the army which then lay there I was employed in this

to New Brisk & Home - There long there I was employed in the service five months - Deponent was again pressed with a team in the year of Sullivan's expedition to draw baggage for General Poor who served with said expedition - deponent drove it to Sufren in the State of New Jersey and deponent with that consequence of the county of Orange being almost sole ruined by the enemy and subject to perpet- ual incursions from the Tories who secret- ed themselves in the surrounding moun- tains the Militia of this county from the beginning to the end of the war were con- stantly on guard that they were divided into detachments which regularly relieved each other in keeping guard on the frontier until relieved. That in case of general alarms the whole Militia turn ed out in Mass. That they were very fre- quent inasmuch that deponent was almost constantly engaged either in watching the Tories at home scouring the surrounding Mountains in pursuit of them standing guard on the Indian frontier or drawing timber and baggage for the army - Thurston Wood Esquire affidavit is annexed & Daniel Bellknap knows of deponent's serving as aforesaid and deponent also saith that he has no written discharge it not being customary to give written discharges to the Mi- litia - And in answer to the Interrogato-

Especially just by the Court Deposed each that he was born in the town of New Windsor in the County aforesaid in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty - That he has no record of his age that he was living in the Town last referred when called into service was living in the County of Orange some time and moved in the town of Cornwall in said County Deposant entered the service as a Colours sergeant for some months as aforesaid - That he has already stated the names of the regu- lar officers who were with the troops where he served and such Continental and State Regiments as he served but and the several circumstances of his service - That he never received a written discharge from the service but received an honorable verbal discharge as was customary very common at the time. Deposant is well known to Garrison Wood Esquire and Joseph Marshall Esquire Siders of the resolution who can testify to his character for veracity and the value of his services as a soldier of the Revolu- tion.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or bounty except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency

service - that he now receives a pension - that he was honorably discharged from the service but received an honorable verbal discharge as was customary amongst the Militia. Deponent is well known to Thurston Wood Esquire and Joseph Morrill Esquire Soldiers of the Revolution who can testify to his character for veracity and the length of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim theretofore to a pension or commutation, except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency.
affirmed of my State sworn to and subscribed { James Dorrington the day and year of { resaid Asa Dunning Clerk

16,390 James Edmundsen
Alm d rejsedag 5. 11. 16
P. 286
Mar 2-33
Prickin

BRIEF in the case of James Edmundson  vs  John of Cannall  in the State of N. York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     August In 1776. about * 1/2 Sergeant Gen. Col. M c Laughlin } N. York Militia   not clearly stated - supposed to be the Service 5 Transferred Name unnamed   June 1778 21 Private Major Young   Further service is alleged as a Transferee and soldier but not defined by dates or specific periods  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? County of Orange N. York  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Two living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? they are not properly attached 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Gordon Examining Clerk.
* This term of service is stated by one of the witnesses to have commenced on the 1 st July 1776.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Sir, 612850 Washington, D. C., January, 1893
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of James Edmiston, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   NAME. RANK. COMPANY.     Aug. 1776 4 mos. Sgt. John Nicoll Captain McLaughlin N.Y.   Doubtful 5 " " Seamster none mentioned none mentioned none mentioned N.Y.   June 1778 21 days. Pvt. Major. Kung  
Client states that he rendered this service as a teamster but they are not defined by dates or specific periods
Battles engaged in, None mentioned Residence of soldier at enlistment, New Windsor N.Y. Date of application for pension, Sept. 4 - 1832 Residence at date of application, Cornwall N.Y. Age at date of application, Born at New Windsor N.Y. 1760 Remarks: No pension was allowed
Very respectfully, Green B. Raum. Commissioner.
(Miss) A. M. Schilling 446. Nostrand Ave. Brooklyn, L. I. N.Y.

New York City Pension Agency October 18. 1842.
Sir
I herewith transmit for special direction authorizing payment voucher of James Edmondson, a pensioner, who has failed to apply for one year.
Very respectfully your obedient servant
W. R. Stewart Pension Agt.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

New Windsor N.Y. July 31 st
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N.Y.
James L. Dunn
for interest
Act 7 June, 1832
Agree to L. Edwards 
Co. prisoner D.C. Washington City
James L. Dunn

Dear Sir,
Sir
at the particular request of John James Almonson - I herewith enclose the aff. of Mr. Geo. General James W. Wilkin late a member of Col. Geo.'s own Miss Granite & N.Y. where John also served with the said Almonson five months at Fort Independence - at least - General Wilkin describes the company as six months old. From the affiants on oath in this case it appears that the company served 5 months at Fort Independence and one month at Snells Point - in all 6 months.
I am Sir Respectfully
Yours F. A. Warburton
N.B. This is the same Company in which John Almonson late the husband of Hannah Almonson served was affiant for a pension. Those Papers were denied a pension on the ground that he had not served - I hope the libel is mention the circumstance good because of an occasion hereafter to refer to the enclosed aff. with as proof to support our claim.

Rev War
S.F. 12,600
Correct the Recd. to show summoned as Edmonston .
Nov 27, 1905 AH AM

Adjutant General Dept. Interior.
Dear Sir, Will
you kindly give me what information you may have in regard to my great-grand- father - Major James Edmeston. He died somewhere in the neighborhood of 1844, and left his pension up

to that time as a Revolutionary officer. He lived back of New- burgh, N.Y. in what is called - I believe - the town of New-Windsor.
Very truly Yours
(Miss) A. M. Hipsing
446 Nostrand Ave.
Brooklyn - L.I.
New York
July 12-93

Clearing
12850 INVALID.
File No. 12850
James Edmondson ★ Prior Peep War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]
James Edmondson ★ Records corrected Nov 27/85.

1893 Jan 21 - Hist To Miss A. W. Kipning Brooklyn N.Y. 25.

James Morrison Application for an Increase of Pension
John Case Agent

State of New York } ss Orange County }
John Jordan of the Town of Wallkill in the said County of Orange being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with James Edmonston of the Town of Cornwall in said County of Orange and knows that he served as a soldier in revolutionary war in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy six in Captain John Nicholls Company in Col Paudling regiment of five Months men at least and is positive that the said James Edmonston served as a Sergeant all the above time in Capt John Nicholls Company
John Jordan
Sworn & subscribed the 22nd of August 1830 Before me, I certify that the above named Jordan is a credible witness William Jordan Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named John Jordan is a credible witness
W. M. Wallace, P.C. Bullville 84 Orange Co 84
State of New York Orange County ss I, Albert S. Gorton Clerk of the County of Orange, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and said County do Certify that William Jordan before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, and further

that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe, that the sig- nature to the said affidavit and above certificate is genuine - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 22 d day of August 1838 J. S. Newton Clerk

State of New York } ss, Orange County }
James W. Wilkin of the Town of Goshen in the said County of Orange being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with James Edmoustone of the Town of Cornwall in said County of Orange and knows that he served as a soldier in the revolutionary war in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred seventy six in Captain John Nicholls Company in Col. Pauldings regiment of six month men and according to the best recollection and belief of this deponent the said James Edmoustone served as a Sergeant in said John Nicholls Company.
Sworn & subscribed J. W. Wilkin The 21 st August 1838 before me & I certify that the above named Wilkin is a credible witness.
A. W. Elliott Judge of Orange Co. Pleas
State of New York } ss Orange County } I, Albert J. Bradburn, Clerk of the County of Orange, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do certify that Horace M. Elliott before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn, was at the time of taking the same a Judge of the said Court of Common Pleas, in and for said County; and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge. And truly believe that the signature to the said affidavit and above certificate is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County the 22 d day of August 1838.
A. J. Bradburn Clerk.

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In the matter of the application of James Edmonston for a Pen- sion under the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
State of New York, Orange County ss-
James M. Wilkin, of the town of Goshen, County & State aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is sixty nine years of age upwards. That deponent was in the service of the U. States in the Revolutionary war in a company of militia commanded by Cap: John Nicholl for the term of six months and was sta- tioned at Fort Independence near Pehpkill coun- ty of Ulster, State of New York - and deponent further saith that the said James Edmonston was in the same company performing service therein for the same period - That Silas Wood & John Wilkin were lieutenants in the same company - The Regi- ment was commanded by Col: Levi Pauding - and this deponent further saith that he had been well acquainted with the said James Edmon- ston ever since the Revolutionary war, that he has always considered him to be a man of honesty and truth -
Deponent further saith that the service above mentioned was in the year 1776 and deponent thinks from the first of July to the first of Jan to the first of Jan- uary 1777 -
Given the 28 th day of August 1832 before me
JAMES M. WILKIN
Asa Dunning Clerk in New Paltz
sworn to me this day personally appeared James Edmonston

Letitia Dunning clerk of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Orange before whom the preceding affidavit of James W Wilkin was subscribed and sworn to hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with said James W Wilkin that he is a man of high respectability and a credible witness dated April 27 th 1833
Letitia Dunning Clerk
James Wilkin

State of New York Orange County -
Personally appeared before me Gilbert Ogden Fowler Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange aforesaid Thurs Ton Wood Esquire of the Town of New Windsor County aforesaid who being duly sworn accor- ding to law doth depose and say that he is intimately acquainted with Major John Edmondson named in the annexed affi- davit that he knew in the service of the United States during the Revoluti- onary war & Deponent also saith that he has read the annexed affidavit of the said James Read and that the statements of the several therein contained are true according to the best of his knowledge & belief Deponent said the said James in the service often during the war and lived in the same neighbourhood with him when at home - and deponent also saith that by reason of bodily infirmities he he will not be able to attend the next Court of Common Pleas to be held at the Read- ing in the Village of Newburgh without great inconvenience
Sworn this 31st day of June 1832 before me { Thurston Wood
Gilbert Ogden Fowler Esquire Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and for Orange County.
Orange County ss I Gilbert Ogden Fowler the Judge before whom the preceding affidavit of Thurston Wood was sworn and subscribed do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Thurston Wood that he is a man of the just & respectability was for many years...

in the City of New York and after call- -ed to this County was a Justice of the Peace of the Town of New Windsor where he now resides and that his affidavit is entitled to full credit I am also personally acquainted with General James W. Walker who subscribed and swore to the next preceding affi- -davit he was formerly a Member of Cong- -ress and is a man of unblemished character and undoubted veracity I am also well acquainted with Major James Don- -ston who subscribed the original declarati- -on hereto annexed to believe him to be a man of truth and veracity that his statement hereunder is entitled to full credit. —
Affidavit
I, A. Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange do hereby certify that Gilbert ... .. before whom the said  ... .. affidavit of ... .. was sworn to and subscribed and acknowledged the preceding certificate was on the ... .. days when said affidavit was sworn to and said ... .. subscribed by ... .. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Orange and till is a Judge of the same.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 27 th day of April 1833 — A. Dunning Clerk
New Windsor

And the said Court do declare their opinion hereby after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named plaintiff was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of James Edmonston for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4 th day of September 1832 —
Asa Dunning

In the matter of James Garrison a Sergeant in the company of the Revolution on who claims a pen- sion under the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832 -
Supplementary affidavit in explanation of the 4 th paragraph and in explanation of Pension Claims in the Burford transcripts annexed
Orange County ss. Personally appeared before me Gilbert 4 th John Dooley First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange James Garrison who subscribed swore to the original declaration herein to annexed and is well known to me to be a credible witness and having been duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that he served in the Revolutionary War as a Sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain John Snell in Pensylvania Regi- ment at Fort Independence near Peekskill in the County of Dutchess in all in months under the command of Major or Thompson General James Clinton whose af- fidavit is annexed and who was a Represent- ative in Congress from said County of Or- ange about fifteen years ago served at the same time and place in said Company as a private for the same period of time - The service of deponent commenced on the first day of July one thousand seven hun- dred and seventy six as follows - on that day deponent enlisted in the six months service in a Company commanded by the said Captain John Snell at Poughkeepsie

the Town of Wallkill and County of Orange according to deponent's recollection sent left we were ordered to and was cut New Windsor in said County on the next Sun- day thereafter which we did and after at- tending Church on that day we embarked on board a Schooner for Fort Montgomery remained at that place a few days and there proceeded to Fort Independence where we remained until after the Battle of the Plains which took place on the thirty- day of November in the year last aforesaid we joined the retreating army and landed at Schol's Point in the Town of New Windsor and County of Orange where we remained until the Battle of Red Bank in which the American Army was then besieged a long while the Siege which was afterwards raised from said Point to a little above Point and - Immediately after we had landed as aforesaid we were ordered by Col and Johnson a Lieutenant Colonel in Patterson's Regiment to go to work on the said otherwise be prize under the command of the said Captain of which we did accordingly & we continued to work on the same until Red Bank was taken in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty- eight on which day the term of service for which we had enlisted expired we were discharged on said year for having served aforesaid six months - Immediately there- after deponent was ordered by Captain Chin to draw trolley for the purpose

forage Department drew timber accordingly. five months with one team —
In the Spring of the year 1878 at the first commencement of the fortifications at West Point Department was ordered down to that post with a detachment from said company of Captain Jacobs to assist in erecting fortifications. We work ed there one fortnight, and were then relieved and returned home. In the latter part of June thereafter I was again ordered to West Point with a detach- ment of said company to assist in build- ing Fort Putnam near Fort Independence where Department was there on the day the battle of Wormsloe was fought & remain- ed in said service at this time three weeks and was then discharged. In the fall of the same year a detachment of our company was sent to Warrenton on the Indian Frontier. They marched to that place under my command and after they had arrived were placed under the command of Captain Fitter. We served at that post one fortnight and were then relieved. In the winter of the same year Department was pressed with two teams to draw wood to Red Bank and forage for the army which then lay there. Major Jacobs was the conductor of the teams & Colonel Taylor had the command of all the teams in the service.

I served in the Wagon Department under the command of said Taylor & Dubois six months. And deponent further saith that the whole time he served in the State as a Sergeant as aforesaid was six months and three weeks. and the whole time he served as a teamster un- der the order of Captain Mackin was five months & the whole time he serv- ed as a teamster under the orders of the said Dubois & Colonel Taylor was six months and that the time he served in all amounts to one year six months and three weeks - & deponent also saith that during the whole time he served as a teamster as aforesaid as well under Captain Mackin as under the said Colonel Taylor & Major Dubois he was under the direction of Continental of furs & bound to serve for the term of time above particularly mentioned and liable to be ordered to any part of the United States during the term a- foresaid and further saith that he did not serve as aforesaid by private contracts but engaged with the said Captain Mackin Chief of teams and Colonel Taylor & Major Dubois as conductors of teams all of whom were officers in the regular line of the Department

in army
James Edmiston Affirmed this 22 nd day of April 1833. before me Gilbert Ogden (Fowler First Judge of Orange County.)
I also Dunning Clerk of the court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Orange do hereby certify that Gilbert Ogden Fowler before whom the preceding affidavit of James Edmiston was affirmed was on the day when said affidavit was affirmed first Judge of Orange County
In witness whereof I have hereunto to set my hand and seal of office this 27 th day of April 1833
Asa Dunning Clerk
The undersigned acknowledges that the within in the same manner and that the ment is entitled to credit and this certifies that James Edmiston before whom first day of July one thousand seven hun- dred and seventy six as follows. On that day deponent enlisted in the six months service in a company commanded by the said Captain John D. Russell at Newbern

We Nathaniel Sackett elderly man residing in the town of Cornwall in the County of Orange & State of New York and Henry Vanduzee residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Edmonson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neigh- borhood where he resides to know him a leader of the Presbyterian Church We concur in that opinion Sworn and subscribed Nathaniel Sackett The day and year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty James O. Adams Justice of the Peace
Before me the within blank of the foregoing to the foregoing certificate of Nathaniel Sackett who was sworn and subscribed the preceding certificate is a true copy of the original residing in the town of Cornwall in the County of Orange and that Henry Vanduzee who also subscribed the same is a credible person residing in the same town and that at the time of signing the same he was entitled to credit and this certificate was taken before me first day of July one thousand seven hun- dred and seventy six as follows - On that day deponent enlists in the six months service in a company commanded by the said Captain John Bragg at Washington

before whom the said certificate is sworn was on the day when said certificate was sworn as aforesaid a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Orange.
For Witness, whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 27 th day of April.
1833
Asa Dunning Clerk
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7 mo. 21. or 22. d
Team service not under enlistment & therefor dis allowed